Village vehicle

{{Use Hong Kong English|date=October 2018}}

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Village vehicles

| image = File:HK YSW 南丫島 Lamma Island 榕樹灣廣場路 Yung Shue Wan Plaza Road June 2018 IX2 11.jpg

| caption = A village vehicle on Lamma Island

| manufacturer = Various

| aka =

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| class = Goods vehicle

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| layout =

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| length = <3.2m

| width = <1.2m

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{{Infobox Chinese

| t = 鄉村車輛

| y = Hēung chyūn chē leuhng

| j = Hoeng¹ cyun¹ ce¹ loeng⁶

}}

Village vehicles are a particular type of very light goods vehicle used on the outlying islands in Hong Kong where there is no road connection. They are often used to transport goods around the islands from the ferry pier where they are deposited. There is no standard layout for village vehicles; they may have wheels or treads, use a steering wheel or a tiller, but the major defining features are their size and use.{{cite web |last1=Farmer |first1=Hugh |title=Village Vehicles (VVs) – made where? |url=https://industrialhistoryhk.org/26-village-vehicles-vvs/ |website=The Industrial History of Hong Kong |publisher=The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group |accessdate=12 October 2018}}

Officially, village vehicles are defined by the government of Hong Kong as:

a motor vehicle, controlled either by a driver or a pedestrian, having an overall length not exceeding 3.2 metres and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 metres, constructed or adapted primarily for the carriage of goods on roads in rural areas or areas inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles{{cite web |title=APPLICATION FOR VILLAGE VEHICLE PERMIT |url=https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/common/td293(2016.12)_eng.pdf |website=Hong Kong Transport Department |publisher=The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |accessdate=12 October 2018}}

File:Hong Kong Cheung Chau license plate.jpg

The legal requirements of permit holders of village vehicles are governed by the Road Traffic (Village Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374N).{{cite web |title=LCQ20 : Regulating village vehicles |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200701/17/P200701170133.htm |website=The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |accessdate=12 October 2018}} All village vehicles in Hong Kong start with the letters "VV" on their registration plates.

One company which manufactures village vehicles is the Kwok Tai Motor & Pump Company Ltd, however many others are of unclear origin.{{cite web |last1=Farmer |first1=Hugh |title=Kwok Tai Motor & Pump Company Ltd – distributor of VVs – village vehicles |url=https://industrialhistoryhk.org/kwok-tai-motor-pump-company-ltd-vvs-village-vehicles/ |website=The Industrial History of Hong Kong |publisher=The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group |accessdate=12 October 2018}}